Research and Practice in Infant and Early Childhood Mental HealthThis book examines the importance of early emotional and social development for later developmental trajectories. It focuses on knowledge about the ways in which infant and early childhood mental health can be promoted. By incorporating empirical developmental literature that is directly relevant to infant mental health and clinical practice, the book addresses the multiple forces which shape young children’s mental health. These forces include child factors, parental and familial variables, childrearing practices, and environmental influences. In addition, the book explores parent-child relationships, family networks, and social supports as protective factors, as well as risk factors such as poverty, exposure to violence, and substance abuse, which influence and change developmental processes. It shows that, by examining socio-emotional development in a cultural context, human development in the twenty-first century can be conceptualized through differences, similarities and diversity perspectives, focusing on the rights of every individual child. |
Contents
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Social and Emotional Development in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 23 |
Social and Cultural Contexts in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 43 |
The NatureVersusNurture Controversy and Its Implications for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 66 |
Risk Factors in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 81 |
The Relational Context of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 101 |
Resilience in Children and Families | 124 |
Theoretical Bases of Intervention in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 145 |
A Survey of EvidenceBased Interventions in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | 159 |
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation | 181 |
Applications of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Research in Policy and Practice | 202 |
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Other editions - View all
Research and Practice in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Cory Shulman No preview available - 2016 |
Research and Practice in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Cory Shulman No preview available - 2018 |
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